"For a further example of an example of an outside destabilising speculator who bought high and sold low,
there is the edifying history of a great Master of the Mint, Isaac Newton, a scientist and presumably rational.
In the spring of 1720, he stated 'I can calculate the motions of heavenly bodies, but not the madness of people.'
On April 20, accordingly, he sold out of his shares in the South Sea Company at a solid 100 percent profit of 7000 UK pound.
Unhappily, a further impulse later seized him, an infection from the Mania gripping the world that spring and summer.
He re-entered the market at the top for a larger amount and ended up losing 20,000 UK pounds."
'Manias, Panics and Crashes.' by Charles Kindleberger.

Independent Advice for challenging times:

What have we learned about investing, from 24 years of research? Our Knowledge Base.
Here is a valuable Knowledge Base resource for you, to help you prepare for these challenging times.
Knowledge Base link.
We will publish more of our research to this Knowledge Base over time.

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But right at the moment, our key focus is
to provide INDEPENDENT ADVICE to navigate our clients through the riskiest period for Australian investors since 1900.

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We advise a small group of clients most of which we have had very
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over 12 years.

We are a resource to the thoughtful investor.

Our advice tends to suit investors who wish to be in control by understanding their investments and their investment strategy.
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fund manager, we can offer you the best-of-breed
products and where fund managers are not adding value,
we can offer you the most cost-effective solutions
such as exchange traded funds, index funds, direct
listed securities, term deposits and bonds.

While we believe estate & tax planning
strategy is absolutely crucial to our client service, investment
strategy is the core focus of our practice. We believe
that anyone with a very good long-term understanding of
investment history can see that we are currently in a very
high risk time for investors, with the last 30 years being a
very poor guide for astute investors.

"Attempting to look into the future is fraught with difficulty.
Failure to attempt to do so is reckless."
Bruce Baker